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<p>VIA&nbsp;has been sitting pretty in a very specific peice of the computer market for quite a while now and is now being crowded by AMD&nbsp;and Intel working their way down to the low power market from their usual energy gobbling silicon and ARM&nbsp;sneaking up its performance from its traditional extremely low power consumption market.&nbsp;&nbsp; That competition has spurred VIA&nbsp;to develop first the dual core Nano X2 and now the QuadCore which is a pair of X2's on a single package using <a href="http://techreport.com/articles.x/20932">what was described to The Tech Report as a &quot;side channel&quot; of wiring between them</a>.&nbsp; Still on 40nm it doesn't represent a completely new design for VIA, more a refinement of what they already produce.&nbsp; Check out their coverage as well as <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors/Nano-Quad-Core-Preview">the write up Josh has finished here</a>.</p>
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<blockquote><p>&quot;Early this year, Via introduced its Nano X2 processor, a dual-core implementation of its Isaiah architecture built on TSMC's 40-nm chip fabrication process. Today, Via is announcing a new product, the QuadCore processor, that combines a pair of Nano X2 chips on a single package to deliver a low-cost, low-power CPU whose position in the market is fairly distinctive.</p>
<p>We visited Via-Centaur's Austin, Texas offices yesterday, where we chatted with Centaur Chief Architect Glenn Henry and Via marketing head Richard Brown. We came away with some fresh details on the QuadCore processor and a better sense of Via's future plans as an intriguing third-place supplier of x86-compatible PC processors.&quot;</p>
<p>Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:</p>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/05/11/via_quadcore_preview_centaur_tour">VIA QuadCore Preview &amp; Centaur Tour @ [H]ard|OCP</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/4332/vias-quadcore-nano-gets-bigger">VIA's QuadCore: Nano Gets Bigger @ AnandTech</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.techspot.com/guides/393-best-cpu-budget-mainstream/">The Best Budget &amp; Mainstream Processors @ Techspot</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1604/1/">Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition Processor Review @ Legit Reviews</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=337">Desktop CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 10.3 @ Tech ARP</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eteknix.com/processors/amd-phenom-ii-x2-555-black-edition-am3-processor-review-997/">AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition AM3 Processor Review @ eTeknix</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/processors/9879-amd-phenom-ii-x4-980-black-edition-review">AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Processor Review @Hi Tech Legion</a></li>
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<p><a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/Processors/VIAs-new-QuadCore-processor-proves-low-power-and-high-performance-are-still-cool" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.pcper.com/news/Processors/VIAs-new-QuadCore-processor-proves-low-power-and-high-performance-are-still-cool#commentsProcessorsShows and ExposcentaurNanoquadquadcoreVIAThu, 12 May 2011 16:22:01 +0000Jeremy Hellstrom51310 at http://www.pcper.com